Thursday, December 31, 2020

Tackling the TBR Year-In-Review | 2020

 

I've now completed two years of Tackling the TBR, trying to get my list under control. Even though the gains were not nearly as massive as last year, I am still so incredibly happy with the progress made and can't believe that I am finally coming in under 3k books!

1-1-20: I started the year with 3,165 books on my TBR...

...added 362 books I couldn't resist...

...removed 204 books (this is not entirely accurate, I removed a bunch of books in October but lost count!)  I no longer wanted to read...

...and DNF-ed 25 books I lost interest in...

...Plus I read a total of 281 books from the TBR...

...On 12-31-20: I am ending the year with 2,989 books on my TBR!

That's a reduction of 176 books.

I made progress and that is all that matters.

Is your TBR a problem for you? If so, join me and track your weekly progress too. Here's to more reading in 2021.

Happy Reading and Happy New Year!
Sarah

8 comments:

  1. 176 books is GOOD progress. I can only DREAM of being that effective in reducing my TBR! [lol]

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    1. My first year (2019) I reduced the TBR by 1500! But I am happy that I reduced it at all this year, considering how many new books I added when literally all we did all day from March-August was read and get books from curbside pick-up

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    2. I don't even WANT to know how big my TBR is - just my already owned physical book pile is pretty intimidating, never mind my ever growing Amazon Wish List! I know I'll die with books unread. The only question is 'How Many?'

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    3. I was talking about that very idea with my pastor last year, about how there are so many books already out that I want to read, never mind all the ones that will be published in the future that I will want. I was so sad I was going to die without reading any. He just kind of smiled and said, "Sarah, what do you think Heaven is going to look like for you?" I instantly felt much better.

      I don't do full reviews on Goodreads anymore, but I do use it keep track of my TBR.

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    4. Your Pastor sounds pretty cool... [grin] ...and knows you really well! [lol]

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    5. He really is cool, Eleanor and I are so lucky to have him and his wife (who is also a pastor at our church) in our lives. He's also the only person who I know 100% never judges me when I get ragey and furious oand accepts me just as I am. (I mean, I know my friends don't judge me, they know what I am like and they signed on for this a long time ago, lol, but it is a whole different level when it is your pastor!)

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